I freaked out yesterday when I was taking my time weeding the flower bed to perfection.

I did notice lots of good things like way less bind weed, way less of the other two weeds I don't know the names of and lots of healthy plants. Ahhh

The panination began when peeking through the Iris bunch I found a raspberry!! No, not a small, precious fruit, a new-growth of prickly foliage and stem. Who? What? Alright, someone find the bird who dropped a seedling in my flower bed because they are the responsible party, not me.

I calmed down, went inside, put two layers of gloves on and slowly pulled the offending stem out.

Gee, it is gone. It wasn't that hard but, man, did I ever paninate!

I have good reason, we have zillions of raspberry bushes ALL over the yard. They like to creep their way around, like the aspens. I don't mind when they creep into non-bed areas because I eat the little critters. I do, however, mind when they try to finagle their way into other places that they don't belong in.

The other major panination I've recently "experienced" happened a few days ago when the dogs dug up the veggie seeds. I always put up little fences to keep them out but it was a new bed and I JUST went to turn the water on for a second. Errrr, if they weren't so cute, they might have started to paninate too...

Ahh, new words, good times.

J

Finding slugs in my lettuce last year produced a similar response, as did the horn worms in my tomatoes, also last year. EW! But I'm over it this year. I found slugs in the planter box I'm doing lettuce in yesterday. Oh well, they need to eat, too.
However, the week before last a shovel slipped out of my hand and it chopped off a third of my beautiful blooming Cinco De Mayo rose bush. I thought I would spontaneously combust! But I didn't feel up to lighting myself on fire.
Barb

Once the heat hits, I don't paninate at all. Let the bindweed grow, let the powdery mildew attack! I water and harvest as I can and otherwise sit around sipping cool drinks and fanning myself.